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New York Times, Thursday, May 28, 1953

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { B H K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 38.2 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,439
Across
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Christmas carolers in Britain. : WAITS
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Wedding March girl. : ELSA
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City in Turkey on the Euphrates. : URFA
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Abolish. : ANNUL
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Native of Helsinki. : FINN
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High time. : NOON
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Rouget de ___, who wrote "The Marseillaise." : LISLE
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Military vessel. : TRANSPORT
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English tri-weekly of 1709–11. : TATLER
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Concentrated résumés. : EPITOMES
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Compensate. : REPAY
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Just-hatched sound. : PEEP
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It has wings but can't fly. : EMU
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Bedtime desideratum. : STORY
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Late grandfather of Egypt's king. : FUAD
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Name of a famous queen: Abbr. : VICT
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Title of honor in Turkey. : AGA
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Straw mattress. : PALLET
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How Olympic teams are made up. : INTERNATIONALLY
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Jungle beasts: Span. : LEONES
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Measures of length: Abbr. : INS
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Free scope. : REIN
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Attracted. : DREW
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Part of the name of a Central American republic. : COSTA
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Go: Dial. : GAE
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Arab or Berber. : MOOR
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Florida bay. : TAMPA
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Yielded to another's opinion. : DEFERRED
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Sang in a light, gay manner. : LILTED
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Overwhelmed. : INUNDATED
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Farm building. : DAIRY
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Staff officer: Abbr. : ADJT
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Oh ___! (Oh dear me!): Fr. : LALA
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Turn up one's nose. : SCORN
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Girl's name. : LOIS
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Concealed difficulty. : SNAG
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Past, present or future. : TENSE
Down
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Whitman. : WALT
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Douay Bible name. : ANIA
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Teacher. : INSTRUCTOR
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Fabric named after a French town. : TULLE
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Important word in "Sweet and Low." : SLEEPS
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Small lizard. : EFT
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Money in Venice. : LIRE
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Lively. : SNAPPY
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Girl in an old song. : ANNIE
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Destined to be a wallflower. : UNPOPULAR
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Study. : ROOM
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Warning cry on the links. : FORE
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Crawlers. : ANTS
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Austrian author Zweig. : STEFAN
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Stems used for wickerwork. : RATANS
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System of fixed attention, contemplation, concentration. : YOGA
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18th word of "Friends, Romans, countrymen ... " : EVIL
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Burrowed. : MINED
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Relation of one thing to another. : RATIO
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Assertion made without proof. : ALLEGATION
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Girl's name. : DELIA
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Urban dwellings. : TENEMENTS
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Two cents' worth. : POSTAL
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Newcastle's river. : TYNE
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Phrase differently. : REWORD
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This month: Abbr. : INST
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Native of a Greek island. : CRETAN
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In the center. : AMIDST
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Certain tests. : ORALS
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Where to put a bookmark. : PLACE
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Part of a tachometer. : DIAL
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Within: Comb. form. : ENDO
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Highest mountain in Japan. : FUJI
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Thomas ___ Warr. : DELA
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Sins. : ERRS
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Unit of force. : DYNE
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Norse name. : DAG

Answer summary:
10 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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